tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/subjects/37?page=5Open Textbook Library - Biology Textbooks2020-11-30T22:32:14Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png9342020-11-30T22:33:00Z2024-03-04T14:23:49ZNutrition: Science and Everyday Application - Second Edition<img alt="Read more about Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application - Second Edition" title="Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application - Second Edition cover image" class="cover " width="626" height="781" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyNTAsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--7d446cb2c27c8f4ece9b5f06f24bb5a44d48c669/2e-cover-update-2023.png" />This book is designed as an Open Education Resource (OER) for introductory nutrition courses and has been adopted for use in high schools and colleges. Topics covered include basic nutrition and metabolism, information literacy, body weight and health, nutrition across life stages, dietary supplements, an in-depth look at each of the macronutrients, and major functions of vitamins and minerals. The second edition of Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application was released in August 2022. The second edition includes a fully revised Unit 7 (Body Weight and Health) and minor revisions to Unit 10 (Nutrition and Physical Activity). In June 2023, Unit 2 (Nutrition Science and Information Literacy) was significantly updated along with the ancillary materials for Unit 2. The remainder of the OER and the accompanying ancillary materials are the same as the first edition, originally published in9332020-11-30T22:03:52Z2024-02-13T19:38:30ZHistology and Embryology for Dental Hygiene<img alt="Read more about Histology and Embryology for Dental Hygiene" title="Histology and Embryology for Dental Hygiene cover image" class="cover " width="648" height="800" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTc4NiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--9030c1bcafb428799d5353b338cabbfa32d8aa39/histology.png" />This eBook makes use of animated images to focus on concepts in histology and embryology, as well as hyperlinks to promote non-linear reading and learning. It is aimed at college students in a dental hygienist program.9112020-09-08T18:29:47Z2024-01-22T14:52:12ZQuality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences<img alt="Read more about Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences" title="Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences cover image" class="cover " width="612" height="660" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTUyMCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--7492268745166f21b84fe059b39a387b4615c3ee/QualCon.PNG" />This 125-page course textbook, entitled Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences, was created by Jack O'Grady, M.S., professor at Austin Community College. This textbook accompanies the course BITC 1340: Quality Assurance for the Biosciences.8962020-07-22T00:05:23Z2024-03-11T13:14:54ZA Primer for Computational Biology<img alt="Read more about A Primer for Computational Biology" title="A Primer for Computational Biology cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="433" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTMwMSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--56e4ef31ad0e4fac674557ca6a92edb2da0fa8c7/primercompbio.jpg" />A Primer for Computational Biology aims to provide life scientists and students the skills necessary for research in a data-rich world. The text covers accessing and using remote servers via the command-line, writing programs and pipelines for data analysis, and provides useful vocabulary for interdisciplinary work. The book is broken into three parts: Introduction to Unix/Linux: The command-line is the “natural environment” of scientific computing, and this part covers a wide range of topics, including logging in, working with files and directories, installing programs and writing scripts, and the powerful “pipe” operator for file and data manipulation. Programming in Python: Python is both a premier language for learning and a common choice in scientific software development. This part covers the basic concepts in programming (data types, if-statements and loops, functions) via examples of DNA-sequence analysis. This part also covers more complex subjects in software development such as objects and classes, modules, and APIs. Programming in R: The R language specializes in statistical data analysis, and is also quite useful for visualizing large datasets. This third part covers the basics of R as a programming language (data types, if-statements, functions, loops and when to use them) as well as techniques for large-scale, multi-test analyses. Other topics include S3 classes and data visualization with ggplot2.8732020-07-07T17:21:07Z2024-01-22T14:52:10ZGeneral Microbiology - 1st Edition<img alt="Read more about General Microbiology - 1st Edition" title="General Microbiology - 1st Edition cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTIxNiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--73a075922503af574ce6ca2c6460d9bd9f78197d/Title-Page-General-Microbiology-350x453.jpg" />Welcome to the wonderful world of microbiology! Yay! So. What is microbiology? If we break the word down it translates to “the study of small life,” where the small life refers to microorganisms or microbes. But who are the microbes? And how small are they? Generally microbes can be divided in to two categories: the cellular microbes (or organisms) and the acellular microbes (or agents). In the cellular camp we have the bacteria, the archaea, the fungi, and the protists (a bit of a grab bag composed of algae, protozoa, slime molds, and water molds). Cellular microbes can be either unicellular, where one cell is the entire organism, or multicellular, where hundreds, thousands or even billions of cells can make up the entire organism. In the acellular camp we have the viruses and other infectious agents, such as prions and viroids. In this textbook the focus will be on the bacteria and archaea (traditionally known as the “prokaryotes,”) and the viruses and other acellular agents.8662020-07-03T04:57:36Z2024-01-22T14:52:20ZBiochemistry: Free For All<img alt="Read more about Biochemistry: Free For All" title="Biochemistry: Free For All cover image" class="cover " width="614" height="803" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTE4MSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--fc9770ba7ebfb4f26a11114b097e4fd03999d9ce/biochemforall.png" />We are happy to welcome you to our second Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook, Biochemistry Free For All. Biochemistry is a relatively young science, but its rate of growth has been truly impressive. The rapid pace of discoveries, which shows no sign of slowing, is reflected in the steady increase in the size of biochemistry textbooks. Growing faster than the size of biochemistry books have been the skyrocketing costs of higher education and the even faster rising costs of college textbooks. These unfortunate realities have created a situation where the costs of going to college are beyond the means of increasing numbers of students.8592020-06-29T20:36:10Z2024-01-22T14:52:09ZEntomology 311 Lab Manual - 1st Edition<img alt="Read more about Entomology 311 Lab Manual - 1st Edition" title="Entomology 311 Lab Manual - 1st Edition cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEzNiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--590f416ecb496572efb57ae31853c226728051d5/enotlogylabman.jpg" />Labs in this book supplement the information gained in lecture, as well as providing some perspective and experience with hands-on applications of ideas in pest management. The labs are presented in week-by-week order, so the pre-labs and reading for week 1 are labeled “Pre-Lab 1” and “Week 1 Reading”. Pre-Labs are assignments to be done before lab meets, and will be due at the beginning of Lab. Complete the labs using your textbook, web resources, or the reading assigned for the week. Readings are short 1-3 page “chapters” covering background topics pertinent to the upcoming lab, particular groups of insects/arthropods, or methods used in Pest Management. This should be read before coming to Lab each week. Lab Assignments need to be printed and brought to class so that they can be completed as a group in Lab. It is sometimes helpful to read through the assignment ahead of time to get an idea of the subject matter for the week.8322020-05-14T17:27:44Z2024-01-22T14:52:12ZExplorations: An Open Invitation To Biological Anthropology<img alt="Read more about Explorations: An Open Invitation To Biological Anthropology" title="Explorations: An Open Invitation To Biological Anthropology cover image" class="cover " width="1000" height="1285" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTY5LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--31e70d2113354d1582a726ab1319f12a912d0861/Explorations-Full-Cover.png" />Anthropology is the study of humanity, in all its biological and cultural aspects, past and present. It is a four-field discipline comprised of biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and linguistic anthropology. The focus of this book is biological anthropology, which explores who we are from biological, evolutionary, and adaptive perspectives. We lay the foundation for this inquiry in the first four chapters by introducing the discipline of anthropology, evolutionary theory, molecular biology and genetics, and the forces of evolution. Chapters 5–8 consider evolutionary, biological, and social aspects of our closest living relatives, nonhuman primates, with whom we share millions of years of evolution. We also learn about how fossils provide material insight into our past. Chapters 9–12 describe prior hominin species and the emergence of Homo sapiens, us! Finally, the last four chapters (Chapters 13–16) explore human biological variation and the concept of race, bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology, and human biology and health in the past and present. We include further readings on osteology (Appendix A), primate conservation (Appendix B), and human behavioral ecology (Appendix C). To guide your reading, each chapter begins with learning objectives and ends with review questions and a list of key terms. Ancillary materials are available for this textbook.8202020-03-29T20:45:40Z2024-01-22T14:52:20ZBiotechnology Foundations - 2nd Edition<img alt="Read more about Biotechnology Foundations - 2nd Edition" title="Biotechnology Foundations - 2nd Edition cover image" class="cover " width="608" height="792" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6ODI2LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c0321af09592174f08bf419b9f0c37634fa7541c/0000BioTecFou.png" />Given the broad definition of biotechnology applications and products, it is easy to see how there is enormous overlap within the fields of cellular biology, microbiology, chemistry, and biomedical engineering. It is the goal of this textbook to provide foundational knowledge to begin building your biotechnology toolkit and enter an exciting career of making a difference through biotechnology. This textbook first explores the fundamentals of laboratory science and biotechnology. Unit 1 begins with a dive into the foundation of biology and chemistry by asking what is life and what are the molecules of life? The end of the unit offers a primer into laboratory science; preparing solutions and operating basic lab equipment. Unit 2 brings readers through a vital tool of biomanufacturing, understanding the growth and control of microbes. Many biotechnology products are made by harnessing the work of microbes, and this unit explores this invisible and intriguing world of microorganisms. The final unit, molecular biotechnology, offers a more in-depth look at how biological molecules such as DNA and protein are manipulated into creating useful products.8142020-03-14T21:13:57Z2024-01-22T14:52:06ZAn EKG Interpretation Primer<img alt="Read more about An EKG Interpretation Primer" title="An EKG Interpretation Primer cover image" class="cover " width="640" height="828" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzkzLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--f88e5a26a23ef56419b11bcfae82e0ba05526142/0000EKGIntPri.png" />This book teaches healthcare professionals the basics of EKG interpretation and is available as a Creative Commons resource.
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